Paper cutting and vending machine



April 23,v 1929. R. D. PARKS PAPER CUTTING A ND VENDING MACHINE April 23, 19129 R. D. PA-RKS 1,710,001

PAPER UTTING AND VENDING MACHINE Filed Oct. 29, 1925 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 witwassen van f l 33# l April 23, 1929. R. D, PARKS LTIL PAPER CUTTING -AND VENDING' MACHINE Filed Oct. 29, 1925 f 5 Shee'LS-Sheet 3 @theme15 Apr 23, 1929o R. D. 'PARKS PAPER CUTTING AND vENDvING MACHINE.

Filed oct. 29, 1925 mib/100000 @MM m April 23, 1929. R, D PARKS 1,710,001

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Unirse strates ROBERT DILIVAN EARS, LOI-IRVLLB, OW'A, ASSIGNOR TO SIGFRED ADOLPH i NYSTEDT, OF STORM LA,KE,IOWA. y i

corriere Ann veniamo MACHINE.

Application. filed October 2 This invention relates to a coin-controlled device for dispensing; sanitary toilet nap kins, and especially adapted to be installed in publie toilets, so that a personjusing the saine may be protected against possible infection yfreni anjf'one who has preceded hini.

The general object of the invention is to ,provide improved yapparrdus of this char-` acter, which is eliicient in :its operation, and which, when operated. by the use of a coin, may be operated rto deliver a sheet of paper cutin the desired manner to be used for covering the seat. The sheet when delivered flat and unfolded,4 ready `for iininediate use. The knives are scribiv and so arranged that they are projected into slots in a base plate. They do not depend on a sheariiig edge, or a close lit to cut they paper which is used, and they do not require sharpening. lVhen a napkin .is cut from the remainder of ythe roll, a horse-,shoe shapcfl'cut 'is inade at the saine time in the succeeding napkin. i

lllhe specificconstruction of the iiwcntion, and the adzfjantaecs resulting therefrom, will be more fully explained in the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, which illustrate onev embodiment thereof.

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Figure l is a sideelevation of the invention with 'the casingand the supporting kbasey shown in section.

Figure?I is a vertical transverse section taken substantially on the line 24H2 of Fig-` on the line of Figure l.

Figure G is a section taken substantially on the lineG-,G of Figure l. n i 1 Referring in detail tothe drawiiigs, the invention comprises a base plate l0, secured in spaced relation to a support ll', by means of suitable brackets or angi'lebars l2. The base l() and the mechanism supported therei` by are enclosed by a casing 13, which may be secured in any suitable manner; lilounted in suitable bearing' plates ld, in 'lirontrot the base l0, is ashaft l5 adapted to supportay roll of paper 16, of suit-able quality'and the desired width. paper guide 'plate 1.7 is

mounted infront of Athe lease lt?, and a strip of paper 16, as it is unwound from the roll l(3,passes over a roller 18 at the upper end of the guide plate 17, downwardly behind the latter, and through a slot 19 inthe bot toni ofthe easing ll. n n

A shaft 2O is mounted in bearing plates 2l sccured'to the base l0 near the bottoni thereof, and secured to this shaft are a pair of :feed rollers 22, the upper guide plate 17 beinp` cut away, as at 23, to permit these rollers to come in contact with the strip of paper lG. One end of LtheL shaft Q() projects throughthe casing;- 13, and is there provided lwith crank 2l, by means of which it may be rotated. Cooperating with ther-ollersQQ are 'pressure rollers 25 of felt, cork or the like, Each of these pressure rollers is made 'in two sections secured to a shaft 26, which is mounted in the slotted brackets 27, which are secured to the base l0. The

base is cut away, M728, to receive the roll-U Vhen a sutlicient length of paper has been fed to forni a napkin, the latter is severed .from the remainedcr of the strip by means of a horizontal serrated knife 32, which is adapted to be projected across the strip of 'paper into a recess 33, formed in the base l() for receiving the saine. At the saine time, a horse-shoe shaped cutter 34, also llavine; a serrated edge, is projected across the strip of paper into a similarly shaped slot forn'i'ed in the base l0. The cutter 34 is secured to a knife plate 3G, and brackets 37 secured to the latter support the horizontal cutter 32.' The bracketsv 37 have portions cut away, as at 38so that the shaft 2O will not interfere with the movement of the knives, The brackets 37 arc'secured to the bar 39,'an'd said har 39 and the knife plate BGare slidablymounted on guide pins Ll-(l,

which extend forwardly from the base l0.

kThe mechanism for actuating the cutters includes shaft il-l, extending from end to endet the bar 5:39, and having fr toggle plate V to the inner endof the slot in the bracketV 42 secured to each end thereof. The extremity of the toggle plate 42 is pivotally eennected at 43 to the end of a cooperating link 44, the other end of which is pivotally mounted at 45 on 'the side of the base 10. The toggle plate 42, at one end f the shaft 41, is provided with` shoulder 46 adapted to be engaged by an naelnating lever 47, Whieh is mounted on the shaft 41, and projects forwardly through a slot 48 in the easin` 13, A locking pin 49 is mounted on one of the pivots 43, and extends downwardly through a slotted guide braelet 50 secured to the adjacent plate 21, and theeX- f Y ti'einity of the kpin`49 normally projects into a hole 51 in a. drum 52, which is secured to the shaft 20, thereby Vlocking the latter Aand the feed rollers E22 earriedthereby. Y

lVhen the lever 4'? is moved downwardly toward the dotted line position shown in Figure 1, the toggle plate 42 is roelled with rthe shaft 41, snc-ending the toggle formed by the ilate '42 and link 44, thereby moving the bar 39 toward the dotted line position.

This movement also lifts thel loelingpin 49,V

and when the lever 4? has "eaehed the louer end ofthe slot 4Q, the pin 4S) is completely Withdrawn from the drum 52 so thatl the shaft QOjis free to rotate.k As soon as the pin 49 Vis free from the drinn 52, it is Carried 55 and the rear faees of the knife plates.v

The knives, iovfever, are at this time prevented from returning* to vthe, slots'in the basel() bythe pin 49, the lower end of which engages the surface oi" the i The surfaee of the latter is formed v. ith a helical groove ,56 in which the end of the Vpin 49' rides, and as the shaft 20 is rotated toY feedV down Vthe paper, the pin rides along the groove ,5G until it reaches thehole 51 ,and drops into it. At this'niomontl, the springsy 54 ret-urn the knife 32 int-o the base 10, euttingvoilE Va napkin, so that it maybe easilyY Withdrawn, and the knife 34euts the horseshoe shaped slit in thesueeeeoingY napkin. The groove Gniay be of any desired length, but. three turns 'will ordinarily be suflieient to feed down the required amount of paper.

f The mechanism"above` described for-feed f ing down the paper is partienln'ly adapted to be used with" Coin-controlled mechanism, as indleated in' Figui-e1. To'this end, a tripr member 5'? is pivotally eonneeted to Vthe lever 47, and the free end of the member 57 iseo'nnee'ted by aeoil spring,` 5,8 to alfled member '59.V Yrllhe'tfip member 57 'is formed 'with' i,

ivhieh surhook S0 adapted to ride against a fixed abutment 61 as the lever 41 is depressed. Normally, in the absence of a coin, the hool 60, as the lever 4'? moves downwardly, will engage a notch 62 formed in a fixed member G3, and Will positively stop the movement of the lever 4T before it has moved far enough to release the loifling pin 49 from the drum 52. ld] hen, however, coin is dropped into the slot, .it will roll downwardly by an irregular path, as indieated by n the several dotted lin positions shown in Figure'l, until itlodges agains f the shank of the trip member 57 underneath the hook G0. Tf a eoin of the proper size is used, it will force the ,trip member 57 rearwardly, so thatritwill Clear the end' of `the member G3, and permit the lever 47 to be moved Ito the bottoni of the slot 4S, and to release the dispensing meehanisn'i. VT he Coin-control meehanismniay, of

Vcourse, be adjusted so as to use coins of any size desired. y

Tn the operation of the meehanisin above described, the insertion of the Coin permits the lever 47 to be moved to the bottoni of the slot 48, as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 1. This spreads the toggle formed bythe plate 42 and link 44 until the bar 39 reaches the position shown in dotted lines, and the cutters 32 land 34 are drawn for- Wardly ont of the path of the paper. The spreading of the toggle also withdraws the loeling pin 49, and the latter is immediately moved by the spring 53 toward the inner end of the drinn 52, thus releasing the feed rollers, and also Compelling the knives to remain in their forward position until the feed rollers have been turned through three completer revolutions. The cutters are then ieoted again into the vrespective slots bythe action of the springs 54, the toggle and the ber 39 being atthe saine time restored totheir original posit-ions. Thus, the napldn, .vhieh is dispensed from this machine, is delivered flat and unfolded, and

Vis ready'for immediate use Without anyV fursorbent paper, sneh as is ordinarily used forv toiletvpafoer, 'and will readily pass through vthe plumbing. vThe napkins Will completely Vprotect the user from any infectious disease. ldlhileilhave shown and described in de tail onefspeeifio embodiment of the inven-Y tion,wit.is obvious'that many modilieations 'may be ymade"therein Without any material ture from tl i-ention as expressed the Claims.

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What is claimed :is: 1. In a device of the character described, the' combination of hand crank operated means for feeding a strip of paper, a cutter guided for rectilinear movement across the path of saidcstrip`,'means for positively locking the feeding means and at the same time projecting the cutter across thek strip, and hand lever operated meansfor. retracting the cutter and for releasing the feedingmeans only when saidcutter is fully retracted.

2. In a device of the yclniracter described,

the combination of hand crank. operated means for feeding a strip of paper, a cutter guided for rectilinear movement across they 'means for feeding a `strip of paper, ka .cutter movable across the path of said strip, mech anism for advancing the` cutterafter the feeding means has moved through a predetermined cycle, means controlled by kthe movement of said mechanismto positively lock the feeding means'at the beginning of the movement of the cutter, and to unlocli the same only when the cutter has been fully retracted; f i

t; Ina device of the character described, he combination of'a base, means for feeding a strip of paper thereover, said baseha ing` a transverse slot across its face, and a curvei'i'.y

slot in rear of the first slot and. spaced therefrom, a' cutter carriage including a bar with two blades cai'ried therebyaiid adapted to be projected through the paper and into the respective slots when the bar is advanced, means for positively holdii'ig the 'bar with the blades out of contact with the paper while the feedingmeans is operatiiig, and means for automatically locking the feeding means after a predetermined cycle of operating and at the same time projecting the cutter. f

5. In a device of the character described, the combination of a pair of rollersadapted to feed a strip of paper downwardly, a base in front of which the strip passes, said base extending above and below the rollers, guide rods extending,forwardly from the base, a cutter carrier slidably mounted on said rods, cutters supported by the carrier in front of said base respectively above and below the rollers, means for locking the rollers and at the same "time projecting the cutters through the strip, said base being provided with slots to' receive the cutters, vand means for retracting the cutters and at the same time releasing the locking means.

6. `In a. device of the character described,

the combination of a base, a pair ofy rollers adapted to feed a strip of paper in front of said base, said base extending above and below the rollers, guide rods extending forwardly from said base, a cutter carrier slidably mountedyon said rods, cutters secured to the carrier in front of said base respective* ly above and below the rollers, means for positively holding the carriage stationary and the cutters out of Contact with the paper .while the feedrollers are operating, and means for locking the feed rollers after a predetermined cycle of operation and at the saine time projecting the cutters throughy the paper.

7. In a device of the character described, the combination of a base, means for feeding strip of paper thereover, said base having a slot in its'faee, a cutter adapted to be projected through the paper into the slot, a carriage to whichthe cutter is secured, guide rot extending forwardly from the base and constituting supports on which the carriage is slidably ii'iountcd, a toggle on each end of thecarriage connecting the saine to the base, means connected with one of the toggles for locking the feeding means when the cutter is projected into the slot, and

means for spreading the toggles to retract the cutter and at the Sametime release said locking means.

8. In a device of the character described, the conibination of a base, means for feeding a strip of paper in front of the same,` said base having` a slot in its yfront face, a cutter adapted to be projected throiiigh the paper into the slot, a carriage to which the/cutter is seeurechguide rods extending forwardly fromztlie base and constitutingsupports on which ythe carriage slidably niounted,f

springs acting' on the carriage to normallyV maintain the cutter in the slot, a `toggle at each end of the carriage connecting the same to the base, means for actuating the toggles to retract the cutter, means carried by one of the toggles and cooperating with the feeding means to positively hold the cutter carriage retracted during a predetermined cycle of the feeding means, and thenl to release the cutter carriage and lock the feeding mean s.y

9. In a device lof the character described, the combination of ar base having a slot therein, a cutter carriagey movable toward and awayr from the base and having a cutting blade adapted to enter the slot, means for feeding a strip rof paper between said carriage and base, and means controlled by the movement of said mechanism for positively locliing the feeding means at all times except whenr the cutter carriage is fully retracted. n f

10. In a device ofthe character described, the combination of a base, a cutter carriage movable toward andaway from the base,

Vhand crank operated means for feeding a strip oi paper between Vsaid carriage and base, means associated With the Ieeding 'means for lochingsaid Carriage when the latter reaches the position most remoto from the'base, and means for releasing the oar-y riage and causing said looking means tov lock the feeding means only after the latter has been operated through a predetermined cycle.

Y ll. In adevioe oi the character described,

' the combination oiga v:t'eed roller, a drum niountedrto rotate simultaneously therewith, a stoppin normally in looking relation to the drum, a reciprocably mountedcarriage, means for Vadvancing and retractin'g said Carriagasaid means being connected to the stop pin so as to Withdraw the. latter to release the drum as the carriage completes its retractive movement1 and means coopeating with the stop pin to lock the Carriage' 1n retracted position until the feed roller carriage is retracted to the limit of its movement7 and means cooperating with the stop pin to lock the carriage in retracted position toithe other end oi' the groove as soon as it is withdrawn, means for holding the pin in Contact with the bottom of the groove as .the drum is rotated, and for again projecting the'pin into the hole when it reaches the same. v

, 14. In a device of the character described, the combination of a feed roller,V a drum mounted to rotate simultaneously therewith, said drum having a peripheral helical groove with a hole at one end, stop pin normally engaging said hole to lock the drum, a reciprocably mounted carriage, means for advancing and retracting said Carriage, said means being connected *to the stop pin so as to Withdraw the'latt-er to release the drum as the carriage completes its retraetive movementmeans for automatically moving the pin ,immediately to the other end of the groove assoon as itis Withdrawn,y at the same time locking the carriage in retracted position, means for holding the pin in contactivith the bottom of the groove as the drum is rotated, and for again projecting the pin into the hole when it reaches the same, thereby again advancing the carriage. Y Intestimony, that I claim the foregoing as ovvn,y I have hereto afixed my signature.

ROBERT DILIVAN PARKS.` 

